Kate Middleton and Prince William wave from the Buckingham Palace balcony on their April 2011 wedding day.Photo:Stephane Cardinale/Corbis via Gett
Stephane Cardinale/Corbis via Gett
EvenQueen Camillais still thinking ofKate MiddletonandPrince William’s dreamy royal wedding day!
On Wednesday, the Queen, 76, hosted a reception at Clarence House to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Forward Arts Foundation, which promotes the knowledge and enjoyment of poetry across the U.K. Queen Camilla chatted with actress and London library presidentHelena Bonham Carterduring the evening event, where cameras caught framed photos arranged on a table behind them — including a shot from the Prince and Princess of Wales’ 2011 wedding day.
Queen Camilla chats with Helena Bonham Carter at the Forward Arts Foundation reception at Clarence House on October 11.Yui Mok - Pool/Getty
Yui Mok - Pool/Getty
The young bridal party was full of family connections. Grace is William’s goddaughter, Eliza is Camilla’s granddaughter, Margarita isPrincess Margaret’s granddaughter and Lady Louise is the daughter ofPrince EdwardandSophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh(and William’s first cousin). Tom is the son of Tiggy Pettifer (née Legge-Bourke) who was Charles’ sons' nanny in the ’90s, while William is the son of Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton, former private secretary to Prince William andPrince George’s godfather.
Queen Camilla smiles at the Forward Arts Foundation reception at Clarence House on October 11.Yui Mok - Pool/Getty
Queen Camilla’s latest royal reception brought supporters, friends and past winners of the Forward Prizes for Poetry together to mark 30 years of the Forward Arts Foundation and thank them for all their work around the cause. Thebook-loving Queenwas in her element at the literary event, where she chatted with guests and posed for a group photo. The Forward Arts Foundation is dedicated to bringing poetry to new audiences, recognizing achievement and supporting talent, and its namesake prizes are the top awards for new poetry published in the U.K. and Ireland. Seamus Heaney, Ted Hughes and Claudia Rankine are all alumni.
As Queen Camilla embraced a new royal ranking and its elevated responsibilities following the death of her mother-in-lawQueen Elizabethlast year, she carefully arranged favorite family photographs throughout the royal residences (like Clarence House,where she and King Charles live) and various palaces.
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Queen Camilla poses with Paddington Bears left at at royal residences as tributes to Queen Elizabeth, which were cleaned and donated.Chris Jackson/Getty
Last October, Buckingham Palace released anew photoof the Queen Consort to announce that thehundreds of plush bearsleft outside royal residences following the death of Queen Elizabeth would be donated to children’s hospitals. As seen in the picture of Camilla, a table behind featured a sentimental collection of pictures — including one fromPrince HarryandMeghan Markle’s royal wedding in 2018 and another fromPrince Louis' christening the same year.
Also displayed was a formal portrait of Queen Elizabeth andPrince Philip, taken in honor of her Diamond Jubilee. The royal couple smiled together in formal attire accented with theirOrder of the Gartersashes — the highest order of chivalry in the U.K.
source: people.com
